TIFF 2016 CATALOGUE HUMPDAY 22 CASINO JACK AND THE UNITED STATES OF MONEY 34 NEW FILMS I’M STILL HERE 23 CHEVOLUTION 34 JACK & DIANE 23 COCAINE COWBOYS 34 ALIVE AND KICKING 5 JOHN DIES AT THE END 23 COCAINE COWBOYS II: HUSTLIN’ WITH THE GODMOTHER 35 DANNY SAYS 6 KISS OF THE DAMNED 24 COCAINE COWBOYS: RELOADED 35 THE EYES OF MY MOTHER 7 THE LIFE BEFORE HER EYES 24 CONAN O’BRIEN: CAN’T STOP 35 HARRY BENSON: SHOOT FIRST 8 LIFE’S A BREEZE 24 ENRON: THE SMARTEST GUYS IN THE ROOM 36 LO AND BEHOLD, REVERIES OF THE MANDRILL 25 GONZO: THE LIFE AND WORK OF HUNTER S. THOMPSON 36 CONNECTED WORLD 9 ONE LAST THING 25 HERBIE HANCOCK: POSSIBILITIES 36 THE LOVERS AND THE DESPOT 10 QUID PRO QUO 25 HOME 37 PETER AND THE FARM 11 REDACTED 26 IRIS 37 SATANIC 12 RESULTS 26 JOHN WATERS: THIS FILTHY WORLD 37 SYNCHRONICITY 13 TICKLED 14 THE ROAD 26 LIFE ITSELF 38 XX 15 THE SEAT FILLER 27 LIMELIGHT 38 STANDBY 27 MR. UNTOUCHABLE 38 TANGERINE 27 NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD 39 NARRATIVE TIM & ERIC’S BILLION DOLLAR MOVIE 28 OUTRAGE 39 TIME CRIMES 28 REJOICE AND SHOUT 39 THE ABC’S OF DEATH 17 TOUCHY FEELY 28 S&MAN 40 ABCS OF DEATH II 17 TROLL HUNTER 29 SMASH HIS CAMERA 40 THE ARCHITECT 17 TURISTAS 29 SQUARE GROUPER: THE GODFATHERS OF GANJA 40 BLACK CHRISTMAS 18 TWO LOVERS 29 SURFWISE 41 BROKEN ENGLISH 18 THE WAR WITHIN 30 TED: THE FUTURE WE WILL CREATE 41 THE BURNING PLAIN 18 WE OWN THE NIGHT 30 WITHOUT THE KING 41 DIGGERS 19 WHAT JUST HAPPENED 30 THE WRECKING CREW 42 DOWN TERRACE 19 THE WOLFPACK 42 THE ECLIPSE 19 THE EX 20 DOCUMENTARIES FAY GRIM 20 FEEL THE NOISE 20 180 DEGREES SOUTH 32 GOD BLESS AMERICA 21 AMERICAN SWING 32 THE GOOD DOCTOR 21 AND EVERYTHING IS GOING FINE 32 GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK 21 BEST OF ENEMIES 33 GRACIE 22 BIGGER STRONGER FASTER 33 HONEYMOON 22 BIG STAR: NOTHING CAN HURT ME 33 THE EYES OF MY MOTHER, directed by Nicolas Pesce THE LOVERS AND THE DESPOT, directed by Robert Cannan & Ross Adam NEW FILMS ALIVE AND KICKING 84 minutes - documentary DIRECTOR: Susan Glatzer FEATURING: Evita Arce, Emelie DecaVita, Rebecka DecaVita, Stephen Sayer, Chandrae Roettig, Born out of the Great Depression, swing dancing elevates the human spirit beyond one’s circumstances as dancers can move to the beat for the sheer joy of it and disappear into something bigger, something dazzling, a space without a critic or a judge or an analyst. ALIVE AND KICKING gives the audience an intimate, insider’s view into the culture of the current swing dance world while shedding light on issues facing modern American society. THE LOVERS AND THE DESPOT, directed by Robert Cannan & Ross Adam www.magpicturesinternational.com/alive-and-kicking DANNY SAYS 104 minutes - documentary "A nice Fields 101 primer on the man who almost undoubtedly helped shape whatever music you are listening to right now." – rolling Stone DIRECTOR: Brendan Toller PRODUCER: Pamela Lubell FEATURING: Iggy Pop, Tommy Ramone, Alice Cooper, Wayne Kramer, John Cameron Mitchell Since 1966, Danny Fields has played a pivotal role in music and “culture” of the late 20th century: working for the Doors, Cream, Lou Reed, Nico, Judy Collins and managing groundbreaking artists like the Stooges, the MC5 and the Ramones. Danny Says follows Fields from Phi Beta Kappa whiz-kid, to Harvard Law dropout, to the Warhol Silver Factory, to Director of Publicity at Elektra Records, to “punk pioneer” and beyond. Danny’s taste and opinion, once deemed defiant and radical, has turned out to have been prescient. Danny Says is a story of marginal turning mainstream, avant garde turning prophetic, as Fields looks to the next generation. www.magpicturesinternational.com/danysays THE EYES OF MY MOTHER 77 minutes - drama/horror "A grizzly tale of American Gothic served up with an unexpected dash of moodily melodic Portuguese fado" – the hollywood reporter DIRECTOR: Nicolas Pesce PRODUCERS: Max Born, Schuyler Weiss, Jacob Wasserman. CAST: Kika Magalhães, Will Brill, Diana Agostini, Paul Nazak, Flora Diaz In their secluded farmhouse, a mother, formerly a surgeon in Portugal, teaches her daughter, Francisca, to understand anatomy and be unfazed by death. One afternoon, a mysterious visitor horrifyingly shatters the idyll of Francisca’s family life, deeply traumatizing the young girl, but also awakening some unique curiosities. Though she clings to her increasingly reticent father, Francisca’s loneliness and scarred nature converge years later when her longing to connect with the world around her takes on a distinctly dark form. www.magpicturesinternational.com/eyes-of-my-mother HARRY BENSON: SHOOT FIRST 128 minutes - documentary DIRECTOR: Matthew Miele (Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf’s, Crazy About Tiffany’s) Justin Bare (Jinx! Buy Me a Coke) FEATURES: Sharon Stone, Alec Baldwin, Donald Trump, Piers Morgan, Dan Rather, James L Brooks, Henry Kissinger HARRY BENSON: SHOOT FIRST chronicles the illustrious career of the prolific photographer who initially rose to fame alongside The Beatles, having been assigned to cover their inaugural trip to the United States. With unprecedented “behind the scenes” access, Benson captured some of the most vibrant and intimate portraits ever taken of the most popular band in history. His extensive portfolio includes iconic images of Winston Churchill, Bobby Fischer, Muhammad Ali, Greta Garbo, Michael Jackson, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Robert F. Kennedy assassination. Now 85, workaholic Benson has no intention of stopping. www.magpicturesinternational.com/harry-benson LO AND BEHOLD: REVERIES OF THE MODERN WORLD 77 minutes - documentary A FILM BY WERNER herzog DIRECTOR: Werner Herzog FEATURES: Kevin Mitnick, Lucianne Walkowicz From the brilliant mind of Werner Herzog comes a playful yet chilling examination of our rapidly interconnecting online lives. A treasure trove of interviews of strange and beguiling individuals—ranging from Internet pioneers to victims of wireless radiation, whose anecdotes and reflections weave together a complex portrait of our brave new world. Herzog describes the Internet as “one of the biggest revolutions we as humans are experiencing,” and yet he tempers this enthusiasm with horror stories from victims of online harassment and Internet addiction. www.magpicturesinternational.com/lo-and-behold THE LOVERS AND THE DESPOT 93 minutes - documentary "The Lovers and the Despot is almost as crazy as 'the interview' but it's a true story.." – SCrEEN DAILY. DIRECTOR: Ross Adam, Robert Cannan FEATURES: Paul Courtenay Hyu They were the Brangelina of ’70s South Korea—the romance between the debonair film director Shin Sang-ok and glamorous actress Choi Eun-hee took them to the heights of South Korean society. Fame took a toll on their love, but it also attracted unbelievable twists of fate. The two find themselves kidnapped by the North Korean regime, and they are forced to play along with a bizarre filmmaking project led by superfan cinephile Kim Jong-il. Enduring torture, imprisonment, and surveillance, their romance is rekindled, and they realize escape is only possible through filmmaking—but the smallest mistake in their plans could cost them their lives. www.magpicturesinternational.com/lovers-and-the-despot PETER AND THE FARM 91 minutes - documentary " an intensely involving character study profiling a rugged Vermont farmer with self-destructive tendencies." – the guardian DIRECTOR: Tony Stone (Severed Ways) PRODUCERS: Andrew Adair, Melissa Auf de Maur, Jake Perlin. FEATURES: Peter Dunning Peter Dunning is a rugged individualist in the extreme and former artist who has burned bridges with his wives and children and whose only company, even on harsh winter nights, are the sheep, cows, and pigs he tends on his Vermont farm. Peter is also, a product of the 1960s counterculture whose poetic idealism has since soured. For all his candor, he slips into drunken self-destructive habits, cursing the splendors of a pastoral landscape that he has spent decades nurturing. Imbued with an aching tenderness. www.magpicturesinternational.com/peter-and-the-farm SATANIC 85 minutes - horror/thriller DIRECTOR: Jeff Hunt (Fringe, CSI, Person of Interest) PRODUCERS: Lawrence Mattis (Circle of Confusion), Michael Moran (MarVista Entertainment) CAST: Sarah Hyland (Modern Family), Justin Chon (Twilight films), Steven Krueger SATANIC follows a group of college students visiting sites from Los Angeles’ “Satanic Panic” era. They follow the creepy owner of an occult store home, only to find themselves saving a suspicious girl from an apparent human sacrifice. Only this “victim” turns out to be much more dangerous than the cult from which she escaped. www.magpicturesinternational.com/satanic SYNCHRONICITY 100 minutes - sci-fi / thriller "Casts a compelling retro-futuristic spell and stays true to this atmosphere to the end." – The Hollywood reporter DIRECTOR: Jacob Gentry (The Signal) CAST: Chad Mcknight, AJ Bowen, Brianne Davis, Scott Poythress, and Michael Ironside Daring physicist Jim Beale has invented a machine that can fold space-time and ruthless corporate tycoon Klaus Meisner will stop at nothing to get it. When Jim uses the machine to tear open the fabric of the universe, a rare Dahlia appears from the future. Jim soon discovers that the Dahlia lies in the hands of the mysterious Abby, who seduces him into revealing his secrets. Convinced that she is in league with Klaus to take ownership of his life’s work, Jim travels back in time to stop the conspiracy before it can happen. But once in the past, Jim uncovers a surprising truth about Abby, the machine, and his own uncertain future. www.magpicturesinternational.com/synchronicity TICKLED 92 minutes - documentary "A fascinating, stranger-than-fiction exposé" - hollywood reporter DIRECTORS: David Farrier and Dylan Reeve PRODUCER: Carthew Neal After stumbling upon a bizarre “competitive endurance tickling” video online, wherein young men are paid to be tied up and tickled, reporter David Farrier reaches out to request a story from the company.